Active Impact Investments Scout Program
Canada's largest climate tech seed fund, accelerating early-stage climate technology companies.
Overview
Active Impact Investments is Canada's largest climate tech seed fund, providing capital and talent to accelerate the growth of early-stage climate technology companies capable of achieving venture scale. The firm focuses on clean energy, carbon solutions, sustainable food and water, and circular economy systems.
Investment focus
Active Impact Investments focuses on accelerating the growth of early-stage climate technology companies capable of achieving venture scale. The firm targets investments in carbon-negative solutions, renewable energy, sustainable materials, climate adaptation, and cleantech infrastructure, leveraging its extensive network to support founders in sales, talent, and fundraising.
Program details
Designed for Scouts, Operators, Investors, Founders. The program is remote. Participation is generally part time.
Who it is for
By invitation. Scouts are typically operators, founders, and investors embedded in climate tech and cleantech ecosystems, particularly in Canada. Connections to university research labs, government innovation programs, and cleantech accelerators are valued.
Check if you are eligible
Check your eligibility for Active Impact Investments Scout ProgramAdmissions and application
By invitation. Scouts are typically operators, founders, and investors embedded in climate tech and cleantech ecosystems, particularly in Canada. Connections to university research labs, government innovation programs, and cleantech accelerators are valued.
Benefits
Scouts gain access to Active Impact's climate tech portfolio of nearly 40 companies, deal flow visibility, and the firm's network of operators and institutional investors.
Timeline
The program is ongoing with a rolling cohort cadence.
What came of it
Active has invested in nearly 40 climate tech companies with 7 exits. The firm is recognized as Canada's largest climate tech seed fund.
How to go about it
- Read what it asks for
Who can apply, how people get in and whether it is open right now.
- Have something to show
Programs pick people whose work they can already point to. Put yours where it can be found.
- Apply the way the program asks
This one invites people; you cannot apply cold. The way in is work the program can already point to, and the people its own pages name.
What it pays
Compensation details not publicly disclosed. Scouts gain access to Active Impact's climate tech portfolio of nearly 40 companies, deal flow visibility, and the firm's network of operators and institutional investors.
Questions about this program
How do I join the Active Impact Investments Scout Program?
This one invites people; you cannot apply cold. The way in is work the program can already point to, and the people its own pages name.
What is the format and time commitment?
The program is remote. Participation is generally part time.
About Active Impact Investments
Active Impact Investments
Venture Capital
Investing in climate tech for a sustainable future.
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From public sources
What the sources say about Active Impact Investments Scout Program
Active Impact's investor form concerns investing in the fund; it does not establish scout recruitment.
Source: Work With Us: Investors — Active Impact InvestmentsActive Impact provides an official climate-venture submission page for founders; scout recruitment has not been verified there.
Source: Work With Us: Entrepreneurs — Active Impact InvestmentsThe Impact described Active Impact's climate venture support in January 2022; this is historical firm coverage.
Source: The Fund That Interacts with Each Portfolio Company 800 Times a Year • The ImpactF4's Active Impact profile lists Qhalisa as a Venture Scout, without establishing program admissions.
Source: Active Impact Investments - Investment Thesis & Preferences - F4Goldilocks AI lists Qhalisa Khan as an Active Impact Venture Scout; the role's current official status is unverified.
Source: Goldilocks AI — Active Impact Investments — Investment Portfolio & ProfileActive Impact identifies Mike Winterfield as its founder and managing partner.
Source: Team - Active Impact Investments
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